Difficult conversation and visit to Clan Phoenix

"How long will you wait outside ?!" - Grayfia yelled as she looked in the direction of the door.

Then Rías, Sona, Kunou, and Seekvaira appeared. All four of them had red faces, but Rías was a little bolder and he just walked to the hot springs with more personality.

"Ara ara, so you also want to take a bath?" - Venelana gave them a mocking smile while she winked at them making them look at the floor.

"Cough cough ... we had already planned to relax for a while but we didn't know it would be busy" - Sona said with a little shyness as she looked askance at Suzetsu's upper body that was not hiding the water.

"Sure ... of course, come and relax" -she replied rolling her eyes.

Afterward, Sona, Kunou, and Seekvaira took off their kimono and got into the water wearing a rather conservative but cute one-piece swimsuit. Instead, Rías wore a rather provocative bikini in tiger colors. Suzu must have admitted that strange sensations arose as he looked at them. He also remembered that he needs a conversation with Rias about the kiss from a few days ago, he didn't want them to just forget about it.

"Thank you for staying these days while I was unconscious" -Suzetsu told the little beauties.

"Don't thank us, it was what we had to do. You should only treat your body better, you had barely recovered and you were already injured again "- Seekvaira told him with a bit of coldness, typical of her style. But you could still notice a little blush, maybe because of the water temperature or because of the brat that he kept playing with Yasaka's tails.

"I'll try" - he replied with a soft smile as scratched his nose.

"Anyway, what was that skill with your hair?" - Sona said as she tightened her glasses.

"Uhmmmm let's say an innate ability"

"Waaaaaaa you looked amazing!" - Kunou shouted excitedly as she remembered the battle.

"Fortunately I managed to use it or it would have been difficult for me to win the fight"

"Now that you mention it, it is quite a terrifying technique and very difficult to evade, right Grayfia?" - Venelana said as she looked at the little boy's silky hair.

"True Venelana - Sama, at the moment I don't remember another with that kind of ability" -said the beauty as she tried to remember someone with a similar technique.

Then everyone relaxed as they discussed some banal topics until they finally got to some of the scenes from the previous battle. No one mentioned the origin of the skill that gave him victory, they had an unspoken nod not to mention it.

"But there is something in which Sairaorg is right ... is that I have very little experience, it is time for us to have a separation, I ... I need to perfect my skills, learn and study new elements, I ..." - he said looking into the distance and avoiding the eyes of the beauties, he still couldn't finish his words as it was quite difficult for him. But he too remembered the fuzzy silhouette that required his help.

He did not realize that there were women who had almost lost their souls.

"WHATTTTT!"

"YOU!..."

"NOOOO!"

"You will leave us ..."

Immediately the women objected when the young man finished his words, her eyes were red and her body trembled. Especially Venelana, Grayfia, even Yasaka (with her who although they did not live together they met frequently) who had already gotten used to sharing every day all together, they already considered him the sun of their lives from the moment he appeared in the crib and Yasaka from Suzu's 2 years. He was already her family, a vital pillar in their lives, without him they would feel a sense of emptiness and loneliness.

The girls felt a lot of sadness, Rías already knew beforehand that she had those intentions, but even so, she is devastated. They all felt a feeling of unease, after all, even if they didn't live with him, they could always visit him in the Gremory family, but if he left, they would lose contact. They already had a friendly relationship and they found him an interesting guy, much better than those idiots who approach them just because of their position within the clan or because of their looks. The idea is to build character and a bit of independence for what I had already told them that during that period they would not see each other.

"I had already made this decision a while ago, but it will only be a few years, I need to practice on my own, seek challenges and grow. I can feel that my body is adapted to battles, I can awaken the best of me through confrontations "-he answered with a firm attitude.

"Then let me accompany you" - Grayfia said, without worrying about the opinion that her 'partner' might have.

"Thank you, but I must take this alone, otherwise I will never be able to manage in the future as I wish, I don't want to be a mouse, I want to be a dragon! Besides, I'll be back in a little while. For you, this means nothing, just the blink of an eye " - He said as he gave them a small smile.

"It's all for us !!" - They immediately reproached him, showing them the value they placed on him.

"My decision has been made, I hope you understand me if you consider me your family then you know that the warrior's path should not be a garden walk, especially in my case where demonic and Youkai techniques are not very effective. Besides, you know my peculiarities, even if someone powerful comes I can defend myself "- the women finally stopped pressuring him, knowing that he would not change his mind.

"Okay then" - answered the women as they hugged him tightly and their eyes slipped some tears. They seemed to forget that the brat was still naked.

… It took a while for the moods to improve.

"When? ... When will you return?" - Venelana had a hard time asking her question.

"Venelana, I think we should talk about that wet chicken" - the young man did not answer, but asked a question causing the older woman's eyes to become complicated and Rias felt great concern.

She sighed deeply before beginning to talk about an agreement reached between Zeoticus and the lord of the Phoenix house. Her family established an arranged marriage with the daughter and current heir of the Gremory Clan: Rías, in order to unite the two families and preserve the lineage of the pure-blood Devils due to the profound damage of the previous great war. to the demonic realm.

"I refuse !!" - Rías answered immediately.

"I'm sorry, I have argued with your father many times, but it is impossible to change your mind. Even your brother understands the situation, even if it does not seem the right thing, see the general aspect" - she said with sad eyes, feeling like a bad mother.

Rías was on the verge of fainting. 2 dire news was reported to her while she was in her 'relaxing hot spring bath'. Sona and the other girls hugged her tightly trying to transmit heat.

"Don't worry, just trust me" - said the minor with a big smile as he patted her head. His face conveyed great confidence.

"Venelana, answering your question, I assure you that I will be at the latest for Rías's coming of age ceremony, in about 7 years when she is 17, after all, I have something important to do" - the women felt sad after knowing how long it will take but also wondering what was so important.

The young man had confidence in himself for his plan, but he was not going to risk Rias's integrity for a fit of overconfidence. He also wanted to travel and he did not know how long it would take him to return, 7 years considered it a prudent time.

After finishing his words, Suzetsu looked at Rías with piercing eyes, then took her hand and directed his eyes directly to Venelana's. The young Gremory turned completely red as her heartbeat wildly to the point of almost fainting. Her friends felt disbelief and something strange began to bother them, although they did not know what was wrong, they felt quite uncomfortable, even older women felt the same ...

"Remember that I said that I will arrive no later than the coming of age ceremony, now I will make a proposal that that chicken will not want to reject"

"What will you do?" - Grayfia asked.

"I will say it in due course, now I would like to visit the Phoenix house" - he replied without saying too much.

Rías cuddled with the young man tenderly until she felt a hard thing touch her, once she realized what it was her nose began to bleed ...